Jesse Wharton Elem

Set in Greensboro, North Carolina, Jesse Wharton Elem is a moderately sized K-5 school, overseen by Guilford County Schools. It hosts 521 students across grades K through 5.

Jesse Wharton Elem is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that teaches 68,535 students overall.

On demographics, Jesse Wharton Elem lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jesse Wharton Elem reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jesse Wharton Elem ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.5%; Jesse Wharton Elem posts 71.8%, +23.3 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Jesse Wharton Elem is one.

Greensboro Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jesse Wharton Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.8%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 514 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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